Reichstag

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proper noun

The building in Berlin that houses the Bundestag of modern Germany.

OriginGerman Reichstag →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The building in Berlin that houses the Bundestag of modern Germany.

    It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen: 100 rock climbers abseiling down the facade of the Reichstag, slowly unfurling this huge silvery curtain.

    2017 February 7, Oliver Wainwright, “How we made the Wrapped Reichstag”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2017
  2. historicalThe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945; the building that housed it.

    Another is on the right, to turn his murder into a justification for an all-out war, a Reichstag fire for our time.

    2025 September 11, Ezra Klein, “Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025
  3. historicalThe diet of the Holy Roman Empire.

Origin

  1. GermanReichstag“imperial parliament”
  2. EnglishReichstag

Borrowed from German Reichstag (“imperial parliament”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 帝國議會 /帝国议会
  • 帝國議會 /帝国议会 (dìguó yìhuì)the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Czech říšský sněm
  • říšský sněmthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Danish Rigsdag, Rigsdagsbygning
  • Rigsdagthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
  • Rigsdagsbygningthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Dutch Rijksdag
  • Rijksdagthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
German Reichstag
  • Reichstagthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Greek Ράιχσταγκ
  • Ράιχσταγκ (Ráichstagk)the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Icelandic Ríkisdagur
  • Ríkisdagurthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Japanese ライヒスターク
  • ライヒスターク (Raihisutāku)the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Persian رایشتاگ
  • رایشتاگ (râyštâg)the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Polish Reichstag, Sejm Rzeszy
  • Reichstagthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
  • Sejm Rzeszythe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Russian Рейхста́г
  • Рейхста́г (Rejxstág)the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Spanish Reichstag
  • Reichstagthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Swedish Reichstag
  • Reichstagthe lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Ukrainian Рейхста́г
  • Рейхста́г (Rejxstáh)the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945
Cite this entry
APA

Reichstag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reichstag

MLA

“Reichstag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reichstag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reichstag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reichstag.

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